# akka
## English
### Noun

akka (plural akkas)
* (India) An elder sister.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Northern Sami áhkku is possibly an old loan from Finnish, explaining the irregular correspondence of -a- to -á-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝kːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
* Hyphenation: ak‧ka

### Noun

akka
* hag, crone (old woman)
* (derogatory) woman; wife; hag, witch
* (informal, chess, card games) queen, bitch
    hertta-akka ― queen of hearts

#### Declension

Possessive forms of akka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akkani
akkani
accusative
nom.
akkani
akkani
gen.
akkani
genitive
akkani
akkojeni akkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
akkaani
akkojani
inessive
akassani
akoissani
elative
akastani
akoistani
illative
akkaani
akkoihini
adessive
akallani
akoillani
ablative
akaltani
akoiltani
allative
akalleni
akoilleni
essive
akkanani
akkoinani
translative
akakseni
akoikseni
abessive
akattani
akoittani
instructive
comitative
—akkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akkasi
akkasi
accusative
nom.
akkasi
akkasi
gen.
akkasi
genitive
akkasi
akkojesi akkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
akkaasi
akkojasi
inessive
akassasi
akoissasi
elative
akastasi
akoistasi
illative
akkaasi
akkoihisi
adessive
akallasi
akoillasi
ablative
akaltasi
akoiltasi
allative
akallesi
akoillesi
essive
akkanasi
akkoinasi
translative
akaksesi
akoiksesi
abessive
akattasi
akoittasi
instructive
comitative
—akkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akkamme
akkamme
accusative
nom.
akkamme
akkamme
gen.
akkamme
genitive
akkamme
akkojemme akkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
akkaamme
akkojamme
inessive
akassamme
akoissamme
elative
akastamme
akoistamme
illative
akkaamme
akkoihimme
adessive
akallamme
akoillamme
ablative
akaltamme
akoiltamme
allative
akallemme
akoillemme
essive
akkanamme
akkoinamme
translative
akaksemme
akoiksemme
abessive
akattamme
akoittamme
instructive
comitative
—akkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akkanne
akkanne
accusative
nom.
akkanne
akkanne
gen.
akkanne
genitive
akkanne
akkojenne akkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
akkaanne
akkojanne
inessive
akassanne
akoissanne
elative
akastanne
akoistanne
illative
akkaanne
akkoihinne
adessive
akallanne
akoillanne
ablative
akaltanne
akoiltanne
allative
akallenne
akoillenne
essive
akkananne
akkoinanne
translative
akaksenne
akoiksenne
abessive
akattanne
akoittanne
instructive
comitative
—akkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akkansa
akkansa
accusative
nom.
akkansa
akkansa
gen.
akkansa
genitive
akkansa
akkojensa akkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
akkaansa
akkojaan akkojansa
inessive
akassaan akassansa
akoissaan akoissansa
elative
akastaan akastansa
akoistaan akoistansa
illative
akkaansa
akkoihinsa
adessive
akallaan akallansa
akoillaan akoillansa
ablative
akaltaan akaltansa
akoiltaan akoiltansa
allative
akalleen akallensa
akoilleen akoillensa
essive
akkanaan akkanansa
akkoinaan akkoinansa
translative
akakseen akaksensa
akoikseen akoiksensa
abessive
akattaan akattansa
akoittaan akoittansa
instructive
comitative
—akkoineen akkoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (old woman): eukko
* (woman): nainen, ämmä, muija
* (wife): vaimo, eukko, muija, rouva
* (queen): kuningatar, rouva

#### Derived terms

* akallinen
* akaton
* akkamainen
* Akkanen
* akkautua
* akoittua
* akankaali
* akankanto
* akansieni
* akantappaja
* akantappokone
* akanvirta
* akkaihminen
* akkainlehti
* akkalauma
* akkavalta
* akkaväki
* hertta-akka
* juoruakka
* noita-akka
* pata-akka
* Pohjanakka
* ristiakka
* ruutuakka

#### See also

* ukko

#### See also

* korttipakka

### Further reading

* “akka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kaka

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka and Veps ak.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈɑkːɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑkː, -ɑkːɑ
* Hyphenation: ak‧ka

### Noun

akka
* old woman
** 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:On peeni ja niin vohma veel, Ni anteeks antaa voip, A akalle, miks jurma on, Saap antaa pleettiä!"He is young and such a fool, That he can forgive, But the old woman, how brave she is, He's able to give the whip!"
* Synonym of akko (“shingle holder”)

#### Synonyms

* ämmä, ämmö, staruhha

#### Coordinate terms

* ukko, äijä, starikka (“old man”)

#### Derived terms

* akanpala
* akko

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9
* Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 18

## Japanese
### Romanization

akka
* Rōmaji transcription of あっか

## Karelian

Regional variants of akka :
| North Karelian (Viena) | akka |
| South Karelian (Tver) | akka |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka. Cognates include Finnish akka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑkːɑ/
* Hyphenation: ak‧ka

### Noun

akka (genitive akan, partitive akkua)
* wife
* old woman; hag

#### Synonyms

* (old woman): (dialectal, derogatory) ämmä

### References

* A. V. Punzhina (1994) “akka”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
* P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* (noun): IPA: /ˈɑk.kɑ/
* (verb): IPA: /²ɑk.kɑ/

### Noun

akka n
* definite plural of akk

### Verb

akka (present tense akkar, past tense akka, past participle akka, passive infinitive akkast, present participle akkande, imperative akka/akk)
* alternative form of akke

## Old Norse
### Etymology

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* Hyphenation: akk‧a

### Noun

akka f (genitive ǫkku, plural ǫkkur)
* arrow

#### Declension
## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [akka]

### Verb

akka
* (transitive) to make (a curiara, a kind of wooden canoe)

### References

* Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “akka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon